What is the toughest job in football? Quarterback? Linebacker? Safety? Head Coach? General Manager? Owner? Wrong, wrong and wrong again, it's the referee. No other position in the NSFL is under half the amount of scrutiny as the NSFL referees, (well maybe the Wraiths HC following his decision to go for it on 4th down instead of kicking a FG to send it to overtime). Let me throw out some stats for you. In week 1 , we had 39 penalties which resulted in 304 penalty yards for teams across three games. This averages out at 13 penalties a game and 101.3 yards given as a result. Roughly there is a penalty every 277 seconds (roughly a penalty every 4.61 minutes). In week two we had remarkably also 39 penalties but this time resulted in 470 penalty yards. A minority fan base is upset, claiming that we already lose too much game time to advertisements, timeouts and interruptions that maybe these games are being refereed too harshly. This week we managed to sit down with NSFL Head Referee Jerry Brown to discuss the situation and find out more.
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[div align=\\\"center\\\"] Jerry Brown refereeing the week 2 matchup between the Yellowknife Wraiths and the Colorado Yeti[/div]
Hello Mr Brown we're glad you could fit us into your busy schedule, without further ado let's get this interview started.
Q1: Firstly Jerry, some fans are eager to know if you actually like calling penalties on their favourite team and making their lives miserable. Is this true?
JB: Actually quite the opposite, my ideal game would run smoothly with little to no infractions and contain as little referee input as possible. Next question.
Q2: What are your thoughts on stoppages midgame such as in between touchdowns and extra points?
JB: I share the same views as any die hard NSFL fan, obviously it would be great if play ran seamless without interruptions, but without stoppages media and revenue would suffer.
Q3: In week 1, we saw 39 penalties be called, will this be the norm for the rest of season 1?
JB: I'll admit that, the opening week we may have been caught off guard by the physicality of the league in it's inaugural season. In the future we hope to learn from our mistakes and provide better refereeing calls in future games.
Q4: Finally, we've heard reports that the league may attempt to clamp down on excessive celebrations/use of props. Can you provide any information on this subject?
JB: Any information mentioned is pure speculation, I cannot provide an answer to this question.
This concludes our interview with Jerry Brown, Head Referee of the NSFL.
[div align=\\\"center\\\"]440 WORDS - $750,000 BONUS[/div]
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[div align=\\\"center\\\"] Jerry Brown refereeing the week 2 matchup between the Yellowknife Wraiths and the Colorado Yeti[/div]
Hello Mr Brown we're glad you could fit us into your busy schedule, without further ado let's get this interview started.
Q1: Firstly Jerry, some fans are eager to know if you actually like calling penalties on their favourite team and making their lives miserable. Is this true?
JB: Actually quite the opposite, my ideal game would run smoothly with little to no infractions and contain as little referee input as possible. Next question.
Q2: What are your thoughts on stoppages midgame such as in between touchdowns and extra points?
JB: I share the same views as any die hard NSFL fan, obviously it would be great if play ran seamless without interruptions, but without stoppages media and revenue would suffer.
Q3: In week 1, we saw 39 penalties be called, will this be the norm for the rest of season 1?
JB: I'll admit that, the opening week we may have been caught off guard by the physicality of the league in it's inaugural season. In the future we hope to learn from our mistakes and provide better refereeing calls in future games.
Q4: Finally, we've heard reports that the league may attempt to clamp down on excessive celebrations/use of props. Can you provide any information on this subject?
JB: Any information mentioned is pure speculation, I cannot provide an answer to this question.
This concludes our interview with Jerry Brown, Head Referee of the NSFL.
[div align=\\\"center\\\"]440 WORDS - $750,000 BONUS[/div]